David Malka Wins Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown High Roller for $658,000

The $25,000 High Roller at the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown crowned its champion on Thursday morning, shortly after the clock ticked past midnight in South Florida. Walking away with the title and $658,000 was American David Malka, who defeated a field of 94 entries and a tough final table.

Prior to this event, Malka’s career best score in a live event was only a couple times the buy-in for this one, $70,355, and he boasted $354,132 in total live tournament earnings. Both of those numbers now pale in comparison to the new ones on his résumé thanks to this victory.

Final Table Results

The top six spots were all filled with known names in the poker world, but when the dust had settled this title was all Malka’s. He began the final table of nine in last chip position, but quickly worked his way up from the bottom such that he held more chips than Lazaro Hernandez. That positioning played a big …

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